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Researchers fabricate a non-porous biodegradable vascular graft

Researchers developed a novel small-diameter biodegradable vascular graft that aids the formation of elastin-containing structures in the intima-media, which is important for the normal functioning of the artery.

26 Oct 2022

Study uses compartmental modeling to test the efficiency of sentinel surveillance for developing public COVID-19 mitigation policies

Researchers used a stochastic compartmental model of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission to examine various sentinel surveillance indicators and determine the minimal sampling effort required for a reliable alert indicating a one-step increase in transmission rate.

26 Oct 2022

SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1 variant cases may increase in Europe

A recent epidemiological update by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control indicated that a new SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineage was likely to increase COVID-19 case numbers.

26 Oct 2022

COVID-19 and the gut

Researchers summarize current knowledge about underlying mechanisms and potential therapeutic approaches for the effects of COVID-19 on the gut.

26 Oct 2022

Dangers of recreational/medical cannabis use

Researchers describe the wide range of neurological effects associated with cannabis use.

26 Oct 2022

DNA damage in older age increases expression of ACE2 and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk

Impaired DNA repair capacity among elderly increases expression of ACE2 receptor.

26 Oct 2022

Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus promotes replication by inducing autophagy

The swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus promotes autophagy to maintain its replication inside host cells.

26 Oct 2022

A review of emerging pediatric respiratory viruses

Respiratory viruses continue to be a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality.

26 Oct 2022

Study finds new drug combination to be more effective against complicated urinary tract infections

An international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments against complicated urinary tract infections has found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections.

25 Oct 2022

Study identifies an animal model that shares many similarities with progressive MS

A new study from UCLA researchers identified an animal model that could be used to study treatments for improving disabilities in multiple sclerosis patients.

25 Oct 2022

MRI shows structural changes in the brain associated with functional, nonepileptic seizures

There are just over 3 million Americans with epilepsy who experience seizures due to abnormal electrical activity in the brain.

25 Oct 2022

RIT professor receives grant to investigate new therapeutic approaches for scleroderma

More collagen in the human body is not always good, and Karin Wuertz-Kozak is investigating how disease progresses because of the increase in this important protein.

25 Oct 2022

Exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias, study shows

A new study from University of Louisville researchers in the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute has found that exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias in animal models - both in the form of premature and skipped heart beats.

25 Oct 2022

UArizona researchers working on a less toxic treatment for deadly breast cancer

After decades of research and two previous drug development attempts, things are looking promising for a team of University of Arizona researchers working on a less toxic treatment for a specific type of breast cancer.

25 Oct 2022

Overexpression of KIF11 gene may offset Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline in mice and humans

The overexpression of a gene tied to cell division and the structure and function of neurons may prevent and protect against cognitive decline in both mice and humans with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), according to a new study by scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

25 Oct 2022

Combination treatment improves progression-free survival in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy to intermittent hormone therapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer.

25 Oct 2022

New approach to immunotherapy provokes a robust anti-tumor immune response in preclinical models

A new approach to cancer immunotherapy that uses one type of immune cell to kill another - rather than directly attacking the cancer - provokes a robust anti-tumor immune response that shrinks ovarian, lung, and pancreatic tumors in preclinical disease models, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.

25 Oct 2022

Newborn screenings more likely to miss cystic fibrosis diagnosis in non-white babies

Researchers call for better newborn screens across the U.S. Cystic fibrosis is missed more often in newborn screenings for non-white than white babies, creating higher risk for irreversible lung damage and other serious outcomes in Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian and Alaska Native newborns, a new study finds.

25 Oct 2022

New evidence on how intermittent fasting impacts women's reproductive hormones

Intermittent fasting has been shown to be an effective way to lose weight, but critics have worried that the practice may have a negative impact on women's reproductive hormones.

25 Oct 2022

Researchers set sights on a new therapeutic target for aggressive breast cancer

Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have set their sights on a new therapeutic target for an aggressive form of breast cancer with limited treatment options.

25 Oct 2022

Medical Research News

Researchers fabricate a non-porous biodegradable vascular graft

Study uses compartmental modeling to test the efficiency of sentinel surveillance for developing public COVID-19 mitigation policies

SARS-CoV-2 BQ.1 variant cases may increase in Europe

COVID-19 and the gut

Dangers of recreational/medical cannabis use

DNA damage in older age increases expression of ACE2 and SARS-CoV-2 infection risk

Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus promotes replication by inducing autophagy

A review of emerging pediatric respiratory viruses

Study finds new drug combination to be more effective against complicated urinary tract infections

Study identifies an animal model that shares many similarities with progressive MS

MRI shows structural changes in the brain associated with functional, nonepileptic seizures

RIT professor receives grant to investigate new therapeutic approaches for scleroderma

Exposure to e-cigarette aerosols can cause heart arrhythmias, study shows

UArizona researchers working on a less toxic treatment for deadly breast cancer

Overexpression of KIF11 gene may offset Alzheimer’s-related cognitive decline in mice and humans

Combination treatment improves progression-free survival in patients with oligometastatic prostate cancer

New approach to immunotherapy provokes a robust anti-tumor immune response in preclinical models

Newborn screenings more likely to miss cystic fibrosis diagnosis in non-white babies

New evidence on how intermittent fasting impacts women's reproductive hormones

Researchers set sights on a new therapeutic target for aggressive breast cancer

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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